國立虎尾科技大學 |

Myths of the underworld journey Plato, Aristophanes, and the "Orphic" gold tablets /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Myths of the underworld journey Plato, Aristophanes, and the "Orphic" gold tablets // Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.
Author:	Edmonds, Radcliffe G.,
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Mythology, Greek. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511497896
ISBN:	9780511497896 (ebook)

Myths of the underworld journey Plato, Aristophanes, and the "Orphic" gold tablets /
Edmonds, Radcliffe G.,III,1970-

Myths of the underworld journey Plato, Aristophanes, and the "Orphic" gold tablets /Radcliffe G. Edmonds III. - 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

1. Introduction: the start of the journey 2. Roadmaps of de;viance: The 'Orphic' gold tablets 3. Descent into the depths of comedy: The Frogs of Aristophanes 4. The upward path of philosophy: the myth in Plato's Phaedo 5. Conclusions: the end of the road.

This book was first published in 2004. Plato, Aristophanes and the creators of the 'Orphic' gold tablets employ the traditional tale of a journey to the realm of the dead to redefine, within the mythic narrative, the boundaries of their societies. Rather than being the relics of a faded ritual tradition or the products of Orphic influence, these myths can only reveal their meanings through a close analysis of the specific ways in which each author makes use of the tradition. For these authors, myth is an agonistic discourse, neither a kind of sacred dogma nor a mere literary diversion, but rather a flexible tool that serves the wide variety of uses to which it is put. The traditional tale of the journey to the Underworld in Greek mythology is neither simple nor single, but each telling reveals a perspective on the cosmos, a reflection of the order of this world through the image of the other.

ISBN: 9780511497896 (ebook)Subjects--Personal Names:

576192
Plato.
Subjects--Uniform Titles:

Lamellae aureae Orphicae.
Subjects--Topical Terms:

641566
Mythology, Greek.

LC Class. No.: BL735 / .E36 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 292.1/3

Myths of the underworld journey Plato, Aristophanes, and the "Orphic" gold tablets /
LDR:02238nam a22003138i 4500 001 1125823
003 UkCbUP
005 20151005020621.0
006 m|||||o||d||||||||
007 cr||||||||||||
008 240926s2004||||enk o ||1 0|eng|d
020 $a 9780511497896 (ebook)
020 $z 9780521834346 (hardback)
020 $z 9781107407305 (paperback)
035 $a CR9780511497896
040 $a UkCbUP $b eng $e rda $c UkCbUP
043 $a e-gr---
050 0 0 $a BL735 $b .E36 2004
082 0 0 $a 292.1/3 $2 22
100 1 $a Edmonds, Radcliffe G., $c III, $d 1970- $e author. $3 1444269
245 1 0 $a Myths of the underworld journey Plato, Aristophanes, and the "Orphic" gold tablets / $c Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.
264 1 $a Cambridge : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2004.
300 $a 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : $b digital, PDF file(s).
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 $a 1. Introduction: the start of the journey 2. Roadmaps of de;viance: The 'Orphic' gold tablets 3. Descent into the depths of comedy: The Frogs of Aristophanes 4. The upward path of philosophy: the myth in Plato's Phaedo 5. Conclusions: the end of the road.
520 $a This book was first published in 2004. Plato, Aristophanes and the creators of the 'Orphic' gold tablets employ the traditional tale of a journey to the realm of the dead to redefine, within the mythic narrative, the boundaries of their societies. Rather than being the relics of a faded ritual tradition or the products of Orphic influence, these myths can only reveal their meanings through a close analysis of the specific ways in which each author makes use of the tradition. For these authors, myth is an agonistic discourse, neither a kind of sacred dogma nor a mere literary diversion, but rather a flexible tool that serves the wide variety of uses to which it is put. The traditional tale of the journey to the Underworld in Greek mythology is neither simple nor single, but each telling reveals a perspective on the cosmos, a reflection of the order of this world through the image of the other.
600 0 0 $a Plato. $3 576192
600 0 0 $a Aristophanes. $t Frogs. $3 1444270
630 0 0 $a Lamellae aureae Orphicae. $3 1444271
650 0 $a Mythology, Greek. $3 641566
650 0 $a Voyages to the otherworld. $3 801941
650 0 $a Dionysia. $3 801511
650 0 $a Mythology, Greek, in literature. $3 569923
650 0 $a Voyages to the otherworld in literature. $3 801940
776 0 8 $i Print version: $z 9780521834346
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511497896